AUSTIN, Texas – Northwest Missouri State University’s Sarah Baldwin has been named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division II Softball team. Baldwin earned third team honors after graduating from Northwest this spring with a 4.00 GPA in Biology/Psychology.

Baldwin becomes the second player in Bearcat softball history to earn Academic All-America honors, joining outfielder Kendra Smith in 2000. Baldwin was a first team all-district performer and became eligible for All-America honors.

During her senior season, Baldwin earned All-MIAA honorable mention accolades and was named an MIAA Scholar Athlete. She appeared in 24 games, making 21 starts. She tallied 100 strikeouts on the year in 125.2 innings pitched. She went 10-6 with a 2.40 ERA with one save. She had seven shutouts on the year including a
five-inning perfect game against Northeastern State on March 5, in which she struck out five.

— Northwest Athletics —